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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Oecumenius
He says, let the unjust continue to do injustice still, and the filthy be filthy still. He does not command or order that they be unjust or be filthy, but says this: a little more time is still allowed to men; therefore let each one act as he pleases, and use his own free will as he wishes, whether for evil or for good. Therefore he further enjoins the righteous to continue to do righteousness, and the holy be holy still.
Western Saints
Bede
[Herod knew that John the Baptist was a just man and kept him safe]. But his love for the woman prevailed, and she forced him to lay his hands on a man whom he knew to be holy and just. Since he was unwilling to restrain his lust, he incurred the guilt of homicide. What was a lesser sin for him became the cause of a greater sin. …
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